Psychology: an elementary text-bookEbbinghaus, Hermann
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Psychology: an elementary text-book
Ebbinghaus, Hermann
Psychology
51. Of what importance are the labyrinth senses (other than
hearing) to man and various animals?
52. What is meant by organic sensations?
53. What are the four tastes?
54. How does the sense of smell in man compare with that of
animals?
55. Why is the color pyramid superior to the color cone?
56. What are the chief symptoms of defective color vision?
57. What is not meant, and what is meant, by color mixtures?
58. Why does music use only twelve tones?
59. What is meant by the qualities of the tones of various
instruments?
60. Are there any limits to the analyzing power of the ear?
61. What is the exact number of classes of sensations?
62. How does the sensory equipment of man compare with that of the
animals?
63. What do we learn from experiments on blind-born persons who
have been operated on?
64. In what experiences is time an attribute of sense perception?
65. Is tone relationship a property of sense or of thought?
66. Can you illustrate the absolute sensitivity of our sense
organs?
67. How does the range of applicability of our sense organs compare
with that of tools and instruments?
68. Can you illustrate Weber’s law?
69. What are the practical advantages obtained through Weber’s law?
70. Illustrate sensitiveness to change and movement.
71. How is the chief difference in the behavior of chickens and
bats to be explained?
§ 5. IMAGINATION
Mind is influenced not only by that which is present, but also by the
past and--one may say--the future, and by that which exists at another
place. Consciousness of this kind is called imagery. I imagine a lion
and recognize that he looks different from a horse. I recall the room in
a hotel where I have recently spent a night and see that it differs from
my study.
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